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CIHM/ICMH 

Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHM/ICMH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  Institute  for  Historical  Microreproductions  /  Institut  Canadian  de  microreproductions  historiques 


Technical  and  Bibliographic  Notes/Notes  techniques  et  bibliographiques 


The  Institute  has  attempted  to  obtain  the  best 
original  copy  available  for  filming.  Features  of  this 
copy  which  may  be  bibliographically  unique, 
which  may  alter  any  of  the  images  in  the 
reproduction,  or  which  may  significantly  change 
the  usual  method  of  filming,  are  checked  below. 


L'Institut  a  microfilmd  le  meilleur  exemplaire 
qu'il  lui  a  6t6  possible  de  se  procurer.  Les  details 
de  cet  exemplaire  qui  sont  peut-§tre  uniques  du 
point  de  vue  bibliographique,  qui  peuvent  modifier 
une  image  reproduite,  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  une 
modification  dans  la  mdthode  normale  de  filmage 
sont  indiquds  ci-dessous. 


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Coloured  covers/ 
Couverture  de  couleur 


I      I    Covers  damaged/ 


Couverture  endommagde 


Covers  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Couverture  restaurde  et/ou  pellicul6e 


I      I    Cover  title  missing/ 


Le  titre  de  couverture  manque 


I      I    Coloured  maps/ 


Cartes  gdographiques  en  couleur 


Coloured  ink  (i.e.  other  than  blue  or  black)/ 
Encre  de  couleur  (i.e.  autre  que  bleue  ou  noire) 


I      I    Coloured  plates  and/or  illustrations/ 


Planches  et/ou  illustrations  en  couleur 

Bound  with  other  material/ 
Reli6  avec  d'autres  documents 

Tight  binding  may  cause  shadows  or  distortion 
along  interior  margin/ 

Lareliure  serr^e  peut  causer  de  I'ombre  ou  de  la 
distortion  le  long  de  la  marge  intdrieure 

Blank  leaves  added  during  restoration  may 
appear  within  the  text.  Whenever  possible,  these 
have  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
II  se  peut  que  certaines  pages  blanches  ajoutdes 
lors  d'une  restauration  apparaissent  dans  le  texte, 
mais,  iorsque  cela  dtait  possible,  ces  pages  n'ont 
pas  6t6  filmdes. 

Additional  comments:/ 
Commentaires  suppldmentaires:       ' 


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This  item  is  filmed  at  the  reduction  ratio  .checked  below/ 

Ce  document  est  filmd  au  taux  de  reduction  indiqu6  ci-dessous. 


Coloured  pages/ 
Pages  de  couleur 

Pages  damaged/ 
Pages  endommagdes 

Pages  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Pages  restaur^es  et/ou  pelliculdes 

Pages  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 
Pages  ddcolordes,  tachetdes  ou  piqu^es 

Pages  detached/ 
Pages  ddtachdes 

Showthrough/ 
Transparence 

Quality  of  print  varies/ 
Quality  indgale  de  I'impression 

Includes  supplementary  material/ 
Comprend  du  materiel  supplementaire 

Only  edition  available/ 
Seule  Edition  disponible 

Pages  wholly  or  partially  obscured  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
Les  pages  totalement  ou  partiellement 
obscurcies  par  un  feuillet  d'errata,  une  pelure, 
etc.,  ont  616  filmdes  6  nouveau  de  fagon  d 
obtenir  la  meilleure  image  possible. 


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Th«  copy  filmad  hora  has  b««n  raproducad  thanks 
to  tha  ganarosity  of: 

Library  Diviiion 

Provincial  Archives  of  British  Columbia 

Tha  imagas  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  bast  quality 
posslbia  considaring  tha  condition  and  lagibllity 
of  tha  original  copy  and  In  kaaping  with  the 
filming  contract  specifications. 


L'axamplaira  filmi  fut  raprodult  grAce  A  la 
gAnArosIt*  da: 

Library  Division 

Provincial  Archives  of  British  Columbia 

Las  Imagas  sulvantas  ont  At*  reprodultes  avec  le 
plus  grand  soln,  compta  tenu  de  la  condition  at 
da  la  nattetA  de  I'examplaira  film*,  et  en 
conformity  avec  les  conditions  du  contrat  de 
fllmage. 


Original  copies  In  printed  paper  covers  are  filmed 
beginning  with  the  front  cover  and  ending  on 
the  last  page  with  a  printed  or  illustrated  impres- 
sion, or  the  back  cover  when  appropriate.  Ail 
other  original  copies  are  filmed  beginning  on  the 
first  page  with  a  printed  or  illustrated  impres- 
sion, and  ending  on  the  last  page  with  a  printed 
or  illustrated  impression. 


Les  exemplaires  origlnaux  dont  la  couverture  en 
papier  est  ImprimAe  sont  filmis  en  commenpant 
par  le  premier  plat  et  en  terminant  soit  par  la 
dernlAre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration,  soit  par  le  second 
plat,  seion  le  c»s.  Tous  les  autres  exemplaires 
origlnaux  sont  iiunin  en  commen^ant  par  la 
premiere  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration  et  en  terminant  par 
la  derniAre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 


The  last  recorded  frame  on  each  microfiche 
shall  contain  the  symbol  — »■  (meaning  "CON- 
TINUED "),  or  the  symbol  V  (meaning  "END  "), 
whichever  applies. 


Un  des  symboles  suivants  apparaftra  sur  la 
dernidre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  le  symbole  — ^>  signifie  "A  SUIVRE",  le 
symbole  V  signifie  "FIN". 


Maps,  plates,  charts,  etc.,  may  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratios.  Those  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  exposure  are  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  corner,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  frames  as 
required.  The  following  diagrams  illustrate  the 
method: 


Les  cartes,  planches,  tableaux,  etc.,  peuvent  dtre 
filmAs  A  des  taux  de  reduction  diffArents. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grand  pour  dtre 
reproduit  en  un  seul  ciichA,  il  est  filmA  A  partir 
de  Tangle  supirieur  gauche,  de  gauche  A  droite, 
et  de  haut  en  bas,  en  prenant  le  nombre 
d'imagas  nAcessaire.  Las  diagrammes  suivants 
illustrent  la  mAthode. 


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SETTLEMENT  ON  THE  OREGON  RIVER. 


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CITIZENS  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES, 


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And  the  aid  of  Government 


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NORTHWEST    COAST    OF    THE    UNITED    STATES. 


Febiiuary  11,  1828. 

Read,  and  referred  to  the  Committee  of  the  Whole  House,  to  which  is  committed 
the  Bill  [No.  12,]  io  authorize  the  occupation  of  the  Oregon  river. 


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2\)    </(ie  honorable   the    Senate  and  the  House  of  Represensalives   in 

Congress   assembled* 

'  Your  'memorialists,  citizens  of  the  United  States,  who  ?Te  most- 
ly engaged  in  agricultural  and  mechanical  pursuits,  have  long  and 
seriously  reflected  on  the  subject  of  colonizing  a  part  of  the  American 
territory  bordering  on  the  Pacific  Ocean,  and  believe  it  of  great  im- 
portance for  the  security  of  our  rights  and  property  on  the  North- 
V/eat  Coast,  and  for  the  peace  and  subordination  of  the  Indians  on 
our  western  frontiers.  They  are  convinced,  if  that  territory  should 
be  settled  by  colonists  animated  by  the  spirit  of  those  civil  and  icli- 
gious  institutions,  which  constitutes  the  living  source  of  our  national 
prosperity,  and  which  dignifies  the  character,  and  elevates  the  pur- 
suits of  any  people,  the  happiest  '.onsequences  must  result  to  our 
country  in  particular,  and  to  the  rest  of  mankind.  They  conceive 
that  so  just  and  precautionary  a  measure,  on  the  |)ari  of  Congress, 
might  prevent  an  immediate  inundation  of  that  territory  by  an  Eu- 
ropean emigration  :  for,  if  it  should  be  overflowed  by  an  ignorant  and 
corrupt  (mpuiation,  it  would  be  calamitous  and  dii^trcssing  to  the 
republics  in  both  Americas.  The  demorali2ing  influence  of  nuch  a 
population  would  retard  the  growth,  if  not  destroy  the  germ,  of  a  free 
government- 
Its  salubrity  of  climate,  its  fertility  of  soil,  its  peculiar  facili- 
ties and  local  advantages  for  commerce  with  the  trading  world,  its 
commodious  harbors  for  the  safety  and  convenience  of  the  navigating 
interests,  its  grand  river  Oregon,  diversifying  and  watering  by  its 
thousand  streams  a  wide-spread  and  beautiful  country,  its  probable 
abundant  productions,  and  more  probable  growth  in  population,  have 
already  excited  the  envy  of  some,  and  the  admiration  of  ail  civilized 
nations,  and  will  be  found  to  contribute  greatly  to  the  resources  of 
the  wealth  and  power  of  the  republic.  It  is  also  believed,  that  a 
permanent  settlement  of  that  country  would  render  our  Indian  trade 
safer  and  more  profitabie;  would  give  a  specific  value  to  millions  of 
property  now  valueless  to  Government,  and  would  conduct  the 
streams  of  commerce,  on  that  part  of  the  globe,  through  their  proper 
channels,  into  the  reservoir  of  our  national  finance.  That,  while  the 
rights  and  interests  of  every  individual  member  of  the  republic  would 
be  respected,  commerce  and  manufactures  would  be  supported,  laud- 
able enterprise  and  industry  encouraged,  and  all  things  conspire 
more  harmoniously  to  the  prosperity  and  happiness  of  our  country. 
That  science,  the  relined  principles  of  a  repubtican  government,  and 
Christianity,  would  unite  their  meliorating  influence  in  diff'using  liglit 
and  peace  over  Western  America,  the  East  liidiis,  ami  the  islands 
in  the  sea. 


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4  [Doc.  No.  139.] 

Your  memorialists,  believing  that  the  time  has  fully  come  ^\'hcn  it 
is  the  wisdom  and  policy  of  Congress  to  open  this  western  wilder- 
ness to  the  skilful  and  persevering  industry  of  civilized  man.  are  de- 
sirous uf  devoting  all  their  future  efforts  to  this  great  object,  and  to 
testify  the  purity  of  their  intentions  by  cherishing  the  interests  uf  a 
Colony  planted  under  the  auspices  of  Government :  they,  therefore, 
would  respectfully  ask  for  such  extent  of  territory,  and  such  rights^ 
immunities,  and  support,  as  may  render  them  a  respectable,  peaceful, 
and  prosperous  branch  of  the  republic.  They  think  it  desirable  that 
Congress  j^rant  a  right  of  jurisdiction  over  the  territory  which  lies  be- 
tween the  parallels  of  latitude  forty  six  and  forty-nine  degrees,  north, 
and  is  bounded,  on  the  west,  by  the  Pacific  Ocean,  or  the  western  limit 
of  the  United  States'  claim  ;  and  on  the  east  by  a  degree  of  longitude, 
which  intersects  the  Oregon  river,  one  hundred  miles  from  some  fixed 
point  at  its  mouth  :  that  they  grant  a  right,  in  fee  simple,  uf  so  much  of 
said  territory  as  may  be  deemed  adequate  to  the  prosecution  of  the 
objects  and  pursuits  of  the  colony  :  that  they  open  one  or  more  ports 
of  entry,  and  fortify  the  same  :  that  they  extinguish  the  Indian  title, 
to  a  part  or  the  whole  of  said  territory  :  and  that  they  fi  rnish  trans- 
ports and  other  means  of  conveying  the  settlers  and  tht.'ir  effects  to 
that  country. 

Your  memorialists  will  ever  consider  it  their  chief  happiness  to  be 
the  devoted  subjects  of  the  American  republic,  and  to  enjoy  the  bene- 
fits of  its  protection.  They  will  cheerfully  submit  to  any  condition 
which  Congress  may  be  pleased  to  impose,  and  to  all  the  hardships 
and  sacrifices  incidental  to  the  accomplishment  of  their  important 
design.  They,  for  themselves,  and  three  thousand  others  who  will 
associate  in  solemn  covenant  with  them,  ask  for  the  aforesaid  coun- 
try, to  possess  and  enjoy  it,  as  a  rich  inheritance,  and  engage  sa- 
credly to  preserve  it  for  posterity  in  its  brightest  lustre.  As  in 
duty  bound  will  ever  pray. 


